What Car Do You Own?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_4F27E_transmission

Yes, it was designed by mazda. That's why it bears the Ford name, Ford transmission nomenclature, and is used in the Ford Focus. It's like saying the Mazda MZR is a Mazda motor, when it's just a slightly modded duratec.

Ford/Mazda has one hell of a trick going on here. The uninformed, (like my mom) who refuse to buy american because they are unreliable, buy a mazda because they're japanese. Little do they know they're basically driving an american car.

Nothing wrong with driving an American car at all. If you treat it well, it will treat you well in return.